!K7 Music picks up catalogues in Parlophone divestment

Music Week broke the news last month about the September 30 deadline for the long-running divestment of Parlophone Label Group assets to independent companies. Now the final round of deals agreed between Warner Music Group and Merlin/IMPALA is beginning to emerge.

In the latest announcement, !K7 Music has acquired the back catalogues of Patrice Rushen (four albums from the Elektra recordings years), Miriam Makeba (four albums in the Reprise repertoire) and The Beginning Of The End (recordings for Alston). The catalogue from The Beginning Of The End includes the much-sampled Funky Nassau.

!K7 said it will be curating a long-term series of projects involving these recordings via its reissue label, Strut Records.

“These are major acquisitions for !K7 and Strut and we are hugely looking forward to working with Ray Munnings (from The Beginning Of The End), Patrice Rushen and the estate of Miriam Makeba to create a fresh, strong reissue programme and an enduring legacy for their music,” said Quinton Scott of Strut.